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No.468
I'm learning Cantonese. Why? Because I can. Post a language in this thread you would like to learn. Then, get out there and learn it. Self-improvement is the best improvement, lads and lassies, and since this is a board for refined content and people, let's make an effort to become such.
For those interested in Cantonese, here's the link to a site that covers the essentials:
http://cantonese.ca/ No.574
I'm currently trying to learn as much Italian as I can, since I'm living over there right now. I downloaded the Duolingo app for iPhone, which definitely won't make you fluent in any of the languages they have, but it's a good starting point for basic words and phrases. If anyone's interested in it, they currently have Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Irish, Swedish, and Danish, and usually add a new language every 1-3 months (I'm hoping they add Finnish soon).
No.576
>>574Interested. I'll check this out.
>>468Alright, OP. I'll take you up on that. I'll try learning Russian.
No.585
I'm currently trying to refine my Spanish, seeing how highschool had left me with only a rudimentary understanding of it. I'm also dabbling with Rosetta stone for French, so I'm curious how well it'll work. I've heard mixed reviews, but I'm giving it a chance.
No.587
I'm learning German, mainly using Duolingo and normal people books. Good stuff. Going to do back to Mandarin when I'm good with Deutsch.
No.591
I learned german in highschool, I wasn't fluent but I could understand it perfectly. I never used it again and forget almost every bit of it.
If you do learn a language I suggest you immerse yourself in it every once in a while, maybe visit the country just to make sure you don't forget it.
No.592
>>591Planning to visit there to see the fraulines
No.613
I've just started German, and I plan to learn Russian as well.
No.616
I'm learning Esperanto, because the simplicity makes it not a large time commitment, and the wide access to various cultures through foreign speakers is incredibly fascinating. I'm not fluent yet but I can understand most writing well enough with a dictionary.
No.746
Japanese. Not because I´m a weeb, but because I like how japanese sounds. I´d also like to make subs for those cartoons unfortunate enough not to have them.
No.769
japanese because i am a weeb
No.1134
I'm starting to learn japanese.
>inb4 weeb
I've wanted to learn it for years, and I've finally gotten the motivation.
It's kinda a third language for me.
My mother tongue is english, and I can speak french at a conversational level. ie, I could go to france and be able to talk to people about whatever, but I'm not nearly fluent.
So far I've just been trying to learn kana before I start on words and grammar.
Not too bad so far I guess
No.1135
>>591This
I basically forgot most of my french, but I went back over the 5 years of workbooks I went through, and it's kinda come back now.
No.1139
(re)Learning Latin Americas Spanish since high school left me with only 'como esta' and 'hola' (cover of workbook was Y tu'). Luca Lampariello (polygot) got me here.
No.1159
>>468I speak English and Mandarin. I'm not interested in any others at the moment.
No.1162
Anyone has any material for German? I'm heading there next month for a 2 months course on the language and I want to get there speaking at least some already. I learned both French and English fluently within 4 months so I'm sure I can do the same for German if I study enough.
No.1163
>>1162Learning German grammatical rules would be a good place to start I think. (I am just offering a view with no real knowledge behind it).
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No.1423
Would really love to learn russian as I want to eventually travel all through there and (maybe) travel to chernobyl, mainly because I would love to explore the ruins and the land
No.1430
Americans should be learning Spanish.
No.1432
No.1442
>>1432Pero por favor, Señor, es uno de los idiomas más lindos de éste vasto mundo.
Disfrutelo.
Soon I'll start with Japanese because I'm kinda weeb, but I do appreciate japanese culture, even though they won't love me back because I'll always be a filthy gaijin. But that's okay.
No.1443
>>1432spanish is a beautiful language.
No.1447
Lurking the non-English speaking boards has helped me to start to gain an understanding of how to read different languages.
No.1593
What is an easy synthetic language to learn? I only know analytical languages.
No.1594
>>1443as a european born spic, i must strongly disagree.
it is a crude, simple and very annoying language.
No.1596
>>1594How do you find it annoying?
No.1598
Just started learning Japanese, simply because it's a bloody awesome language in my humble opinion. I have the Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I textbook, workbook, CDs, and grammar guide, and I think I'm finally ready to plunge in.
I've also taken 2-3 years of French at school, and I'm pretty good with essays, listening, comprehension, etc. but I can't really form sentences on my own. I guess that's the negative side to learning languages in school?
No.1605
Learning Japanese right now. Should I ever finish, I might try Russian or Arabic next.
>>1593Finnish might be for you.
No.1606
I'm planning on learning Japanese at some point, because I'm a programmer and a gamer, and those are both industries which generally have profitable ties with Japan and it would be very handy if I was able to do business there. My boyfriend and I are also planning on spending some holidays out there at some point.
No.1620
>>1594I am also of Spanish kin and I must disagree with your statement slightly. Our language is not at fault. It is true the cultural level of our country is rather disheartening, but the language is not at fault, and in fact it is complex and intricate in many tasteful ways. It is the use of our language that the uncultured masses that populate our crestfallen country that irks me the most.
The best iteration of Spanish was the one that our ancestors used in the eighteenth century, bar none. The Spanish Constitution of Cádiz, written at 1812, in my opinion, can sit comfortably there with the Declaration of Independance of the United States as an awe-inspiring show of judgement, steadfast morals and an exquisite grasp on the language each of them was born into.
No.1660
>>1594I disagree. Not as many great works, and it's certainly a LazyBoy's Roman Hodgepodge sorta language, but it's certainly fun.
Here, have some reading, *Sexismo lingüístico y visibilidad de la mujer*. It's essentially BTFO'ing people who don't like gendered language. Fun!
http://www.rae.es/sites/default/files/Sexismo_linguistico_y_visibilidad_de_la_mujer_0.pdf (watch out it's a fucking pdf)
Currently learning French because of Franco/Belgian comic generals, not even joking. Might try one of the asian ones if I think I can do it later.
No.1820
>>468Hmmm, Learning Russian but that has already been stated. I also would like to learn Japanese for I am moving there in around 5 years. I need sites or tips for learning these languages and I can't pay for a tutor. I'll happily pirate something if needed but I have no idea…
>Help me oh loving 8lounge No.1827
>>1594Peninsular Spanish is much prettier than Latin American Spanish. However, I like the sound of Spanish in Buenos Aires
No.1829
I would really like to learn Japanese, but I'm already enrolled in German.
No.1837
>>1829Guten tag!
is literally the only German I know aside from Sieg heil and nein No.1840
>>1820>>1829If you want to TALK a language more than writing it, I recommend the Pimsleur method. It's fun and gets you listening which is great.
Watch out, some of'em are a bit dated, but still really good!>>1829
No.1850
>tfw Gailge gives you boner
I think I ought to learn Irish, lads. Thanks for the inspiration!
No.1858
>>1850Do it, homaighnéasach.
No.1864
Who else is learning Russian right now?
I need either a native speaker or just someone to practice with.
No.1892
Is Rosetta stone good? Thinking about buying it.
No.1903
>>1892pirated it for russian. If I wasn't such a lazy ass, I'd have used it to its full extent. From what I tried, it seems pretty good. If you have the commitment though, you could learn from any free online site too.
No.1912
Deutsch. I'm training to be an engineer, it's a good career move. Also, don't deny it's the most aesthetic-sounding language.
No.1921
>>1912Good on you Mr(s). Anon. How are you learning it?
No.2061
I wanna learn turkish. Somebody please inspire me.
No.2125
>>2061www.youswear.com/?language=Turkish
Do it, you son of a pussy.
No.2583
Wish to learn french or German. Spanish is probably more practical, but that isn't why I want to learn a new language.
No.2614
>>2061Hello Mr(s).Anoymous, I would like to encourage you to not be afraid of learning the language, since it is undoubtedly one of the easiest languages to be learned in almost every way. I speak 4 languages, Turkish being one of them. Although I must warn anyone aspiring to go to through the arduous task of learning Russian, cause that language is unbelievably difficult in every aspect. I still haven't mastered it despite being living in a country where Russian is the main language for over 6 years.
Good luck to everyone on their endeavours.
No.2640
I want to learn Esperanto! Then maybe "graduate" to Russian, once I've wrapped my head around the sounds of the letters. Esperanto uses the same sounds as Russian does, see; married to a regulated vocabulary rooted mostly in Castillan.
I have a wealth of historical Esperanto materials, including an early edition of the Esperanto dictionary that uses the cyrillic alphabet. Super rare!
My dream would be to translate Plato's "Laws" and Hobbes's "Leviathen" into Esperanto.
Afrikaans is a super cool lingo, too.
No.2838
>>2640Do it Mr(s). Anon
Make us proud. Strengthen the fraternal bonds we hold so dearly.
Seriously though Esperanto is an excellent gateway language. Helped me pick up Italian very quickly. That dictionary sounds cool by the way, post some pictures of it!
No.3177
My mother tongue is Portuguese, I already know English, Spanish and a bit of French.
I'm currently learning Japanese, but reading is a mess because:
>No spaces
>Kanji is usually too small.
No.3182
I want to learn Norwegian, but I'm having a hard time gathering material
No.3183
I would like to learn Russian.
So far I've listened and slightly understand some conversation topics, but I'm looking for some workbooks and tests to use so that I know what to improve on.
I recently checked /lang/ and it looks like there's a nice site to learn with games babadum.com
No.3389
I'd like to cover the European basics (Romance and Germanic families). Already familiar with both, so now I just need infinite time to get it nice and smooth…